Daily Republican., 1887-06-27
NEWS 81 MARY.
A Murderer Escspss-Dsakh In . Me-
vsds Mine Msrb.s Qsarry Destroyed
Roast Pork 1t Chicago.

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@. B. Carter, Thomas M. Kelton and
three other prifouers killed the dspu, ,
sheriff and escaped from the jAil at
Mount Vernon, Missouri, ut 10 o'clo,k
on Saturday morning. A reward OF
S400 has been offert d for Carter's arrest.
He WAS saloon keeper At Mount Yer
non and was convicted Of murder In
the first degree, and sen tenoed to be
hanged ~ Mount Vernon next. Friday.
He had killed Robeit Crockett, IN old
Citizen active in reporting violations oi
the liquor laws.
A are broke out ON last Friday oven.
ing In the Gould and Curry mine ct vir.
ginia, Nevada, and some Of the mon at
work in that mine and In the Best and
Belcher mine were Imprisoned By the
flames. Five dead miners have been
| taken out, end nine others remain i'm.
prisoned. Tho Ore WAS extinguished On
Saturday noon, and 1t was hoped the
rest Of the Imprisoned miners could be
got out alive.
The Moro County marble quarry,
sixty Miles from Carson, Nevada, 10 re.
ported to have been oompletely de-
etroytd BY the recent earth quake, the
mar BILE having been broken into cubes
not over foot square. The ledge was
over five miles long and 400 feet wide,
containipg 6ne grade OF marble, rang.
Ing in shade from pure white to black.
The quarry was valued at 81 .000. 900.
Four large buildings OF the Chicago
Packing and Provision Company at the
Stock Yards, Chicago, were destroy ed
BY fire early On Sunday morning. Sow
eral hundred live hogs were burned.
The total loss is estimated at 81, $50 600.
Seven men we're mi jared, i've Of them
dangerously, by failing timbers and
walls, and one fireman died Of his inju.
ries Sunday night. Tho loss is covered
by Insurance.
An ex.alderman and prominent citi.
zen Of Racine. Wis, recently issued
$50 Invitations "for the celebr alton on
Sunday Of the death OF his wife," who
died last spring, and 1t Is reported that
he bought $50 worth of fireworks for
use In the celebration. The county
iudge, believing him insane, has ap
pointed q commission to inquire Into
his mental condition.
The body Of o well dressed man
about 40 ears Of age, who had appa.
rently been run over by . train, was
found ut Moore's Station, near Chester :.
Pa. on Sunday morning. Two cards
were found on him, one With the name
Nv. A. Brown, West Yard" the other
WIN III. q. Brock, Burlin gton, N. j."
John Thomas Ross colored, convicted
at Baltimore Of the murder of Emily
Brown, white. whose boIy as sold by
MIN 10 medical college, was sen fenced
on Saturday to be hanged, the Court of
Appeals having affir the verdict of
the jury.
Charles Edwards was committed
under %. 900 bail on Saturday, In Phila-
deiphia, by Magistrate Smith 70 an.
s"sr the charge Of breaking and enter
Ing the dwelling Of W. 8. Fisher and
the larceny of q quantity OF jewelry
and cosss. Edwards was found con.
cealed under bed.
The body OF Ernst Fischer. an ex.
detective, was found at the foot OF his
sons grave In q cemetery at Newark.
New Jersey, on Saturday morning.
with bullet hole in the head. He told
a friepd tho day before he interd ded to
commit suicide.
Its reported that fght took place
on frlday night between contractors
ana WORE men on the new railroad now
building In the Cherokee Nation, In
the Indian Territory, and that three
men were killed.
Four new cases of yellow fever were
reported In Key West yesterday, but
no deathe. The record now stands:
Iotal cases to date, AZ; total deaths, IL;
sick now, IA; discharges cured, 10.
General James Speed, q prominent
hepub blican politioisn OF Kentucky and
who was Attorney.Genersl of the
United States under President Lincoln.
oied on Saturday In his 10th year.
A fire In the Puck building, In New
York, on Saturday night, cause d about
e4o 0Co damage. The building was oc.
cupied by several business firms. "a
VOL as the Puck Company.
Two men were killed and third was
fatally injured by Wabash ex xpress
train while walking on the railroad
. ,rans near Mexico. Missouri, ON Friday
John Warner. a wellknown builder.
was thIown from q wagon In New York
on sunday and fatally injured. His
morse was frightened by q bicycle.
The boiler of the Standard on Rean.
cry, at Lima, Ohio, ex xploded on Satur
nsy, kliling the engineer and iniurine
six other men.
Dr I. B. Dover, overcome with sor-i
row Tor the death OF his wife two weeks
ueiore, b,ew out his braius In Little
f'ocS' Aik on Friday night.